October Eras Book Club: An Outbreak of Witchcraft by Deborah Noyes

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Get ready for witch season! Join us for our Eras Book Club on Friday, October 25th at 7pm, where we will discuss Deborah Noyes’ An Outbreak of Witchcraft: A Graphic Novel of the Salem Witch Trials (ages 12+), illustrated by M. Duffy, in conjunction with Taylor Swift’s Evermore album.

This book club is designed for teens, though parents are welcome to stay (please purchase a ticket for each person attending). Along with a discussion of the book, we will make song lyric connections and craft friendship bracelets!

When we came up with the idea for this book club, one of our goals was to use Taylor Swift’s popularity to entice teens to read across a variety of formats and genres, including traditional novels, graphic novels, romances, thrillers, fantasies, coming-of-age stories, and more! We’re excited this month to dip our toes into a brilliantly illustrated nonfiction graphic novel about a captivating piece of American history.

As with all of our book clubs, buy the book at Old Town Books and get 10% off.

About the book:

A gripping tale of paranoia at its worst, this bewitching narrative nonfiction graphic novel visually imagines the haunting details behind the Salem witch trials.

From 1692 to 1693, fear reigned in the small village of Salem, Massachusetts. The night Abigail Williams and Betty Paris first accused their servant of witchcraft was only the beginning.

Several more accusations would follow suit, sparking a widespread panic that consumed Salem in one of the longest cases of witch trials in America, where more than twenty innocent lives were lost, and mistrust ran amok.

The community was in ruins, from the afflicted who fanned the flames of superstition to the judges who used their power unjustly and the accused who were falsely charged and hanged in consequence. In the absence of due process and with hysteria abounding, no one in Salem was safe.

Journey into how it all began in this arresting, true-to-life look at how lies became facts, friends turned to foes, and loved ones turned to enemies.